Upcoming Events
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Title: Remedies Directive – What does it mean?
Date: Monday 22nd March
Location: Cardiff
Time: 8am
Cost: £45 plus VAT for club members and £55 plus VAT for non members
Remedies Directive – What does it mean?
The Regulations implementing the Remedies Directive came into force on 20 December 2009. The new Regulations will necessitate major changes in the way procuring authorities run tender processes.
“The EU’s intention in making the Directive was to encourage greater transparency in the procurement process and to cut down on the number of “direct awards” – i.e. contracts let without an OJEU advert. The means they have chosen to do this is to encourage litigation by aggrieved bidders. Therefore this is not just a ratcheting up of the “Alcatel” regime, but a whole culture change designed to increase the number of claims that go to Court.”
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Title: Site Manager on Trial for Manslaughter
Date: 25th March 2010
Location: Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ
Time: 8AM – 12.30 (optional tour of stadium (limited places available)
Cost: Free
As Clients, Designers and Contractors, your role is to ensure safety issues are addressed and the risks are reduced. Failure to plan effectively can result in death, a potential prison sentence for you and substantial cost to your business.
This event is presented by Morgan Cole Solicitors, South Wales Construction Safety Group andWorkingWell Together. You will gain an invaluable insight into your responsibilities as a manager and how it could affect your life. (more…)
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Title: Remedies Directive – What does it mean?
Date: Friday 5th March
Location: Llandudno
Time: 8am
Cost: £45 plus VAT for club members and £55 plus VAT for non members
Remedies Directive – What does it mean?
The Regulations implementing the Remedies Directive came into force on 20 December 2009. The new Regulations will necessitate major changes in the way procuring authorities run tender processes.
“The EU’s intention in making the Directive was to encourage greater transparency in the procurement process and to cut down on the number of “direct awards” – i.e. contracts let without an OJEU advert. The means they have chosen to do this is to encourage litigation by aggrieved bidders. Therefore this is not just a ratcheting up of the “Alcatel” regime, but a whole culture change designed to increase the number of claims that go to Court.” (more…)
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Title: FREE Construction Safety Day
Date: 24th February Ammanford/25th February Cardiff
Location: Coleg Sir Gar, Ammanford Campus, Dyffryn Road, Ammanford, SA18 3TA/All Nations Centre, Sachville Avenue, Gabalfa, Cardiff, CF14 3NY
Time: Ammanford 9am to 12 noon or 1pm to 4pm/ Cardiff 10am to 1pm
Cost: Free
This is one of a series of free events run by the industry for the industry, as part of the UK-wide Working Well Together (WWT) campaign.
The aim is to raise awareness of key health and safety issues facing the constrction industry, and also to give practical advice on how to avoid risks on construction sites. This event is aimed at apprentices, the self-employed and those who work in small companies in the building trace.
Book now! As places are limited
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Title: Who Shares Wins!
Date: 22nd February 2010
Location: Llandudno
Time: 12.30pm
Cost: £40 plus VAT for CEW club members and £50 plus VAT for non club members
Who Shares Wins!
What is the place for collaborative contractual arrangements in the current economic climate? Can clients now get a better deal by reverting to lowest price tendering?
Simon Lander a partner at ChandlerKBS has had many years of experience working with both major contractors and clients on ‘collaborative’ forms of contract which have focussed on delivering ‘value’ rather than on reducing tender ‘price’. (more…)
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Title: Waste Management & Climate Change Conference Wales
Date: 11th February 2010
Location: County Hall Cardiff Bay
Time: 10am – 3.30pm
Cost: Delegate rate £85 + VAT, Student rate £42.50 + VAT, Exhibitor rate £200 + VAT (includes one delegate)
A one Day conference & Exhibition organised by
Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru
Download: Flyer
Download: Booking Form
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Title: SMEs – Bid Coaching and How to Improve your chances of Winning Work during the Recession
Date: Thursday 11th February 2010
Location: St Helen’s Rugby Ground, Swansea
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm
Cost: £10.00
Download: Presentation
Supplier guide – doing business with City and County of Swansea Council
South West Wales Best Practice Club
Times are tough for everyone, with SMEs within construction bearing the brunt of the economic pinch. Lowest price is no longer the way to win work.
This event is primarily targeted at SMEs who wish to find out more about collaborative working and how to prepare themselves for bidding for work on issues other than price alone. The event will be an informal workshop providing advice from a range of major local contractors, clients and advisors. (more…)
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Title: Never Waste a Good Crisis
Date: Wednesday 10th February
Location: Cardiff
Time: 10am
Cost: £45 plus VAT for club members and £55 plus VAT for non members.
Downlaod: Presentation
Never Waste a Good Crisis
Andrew Wolstenholme author of the recent CE report Never Waste a Good Crisis, which is the first major report since Latham and Egan, will be joining us on the 10th February.
The report looks to determine the level of industry progress since Rethinking Construction and define the improvement agenda for the next decade. There are major challenges on the horizon. (more…)
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Title: Who Shares Wins!
Date: 2nd February 2010
Location: Bridgend
Time: 8am
Cost: £40 plus VAT for CEW club members and £50 plus VAT for non club members
Who Shares Wins!
Download: Presentation
What is the place for collaborative contractual arrangements in the current economic climate? Can clients now get a better deal by reverting to lowest price tendering?
Simon Lander a partner at ChandlerKBS has had many years of experience working with both major contractors and clients on ‘collaborative’ forms of contract which have focussed on delivering ‘value’ rather than on reducing tender ‘price’. (more…)
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Title: Airbus in the UK – Final Wing Assembly Facility Construction
Date: Thursday 28th January 2010
Location: Broughton, North Wales
Time: 09.00 – 11.30
Cost: Free
Download: Presentation
North Wales Best Practice Club in association with CEW presents:
A Peer Review for the Constructing Excellence in Wales Demonstration Programme
Airbus is one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers. Its facilities at Broughton, North Wales is responsible for assembling the wings for all Airbus civil aircraft and its workforce totals more than 6,000 people.
Airbus Operations Ltd is currently constructing a new final wing assembly facility for the wings of the A350 XWB aircraft, with Morgan Ashurst plc as the main contractor. (more…)
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Title: Forty Below Club – Recession – Your First Time?
Date: Tuesday 26th January
Location: Cardiff
Time: 5.30pm
Cost: Free
If you think you’re too old pass it on to someone younger!
The latest Forty Below Club for young professionals in the built environment, event will provide an opportunity for you our young professionals to question those at the forefront of industry as they help steer our industry through the recession, and contribute to the debate.
The current recession is affecting all aspects of the industry, with widely differing predictions of when we will start to see an improvement. What is the industry doing, what should it be doing and what lessons have been learnt from previous recessions? How is it going to impact on your ongoing development?
These are all questions our panel will be addressing and any others you wish to ask. (more…)
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
Title: Finding our Feet: Sustainable Transportation in Wales
Date: Monday 18th January 2010
Location: Trevithick Lecture Theatre, Cardiff School of Engineering, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA
Time: 5.30 for 6.00pm
Cost: Free
For further details see attached Flyer
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Title: Sustainable Building Seminars
Date: 27th October – 10th December
Location: Eco Home Centre, Cardiff
Time: Please see Flyer
Cost: Sessions will be £12 (except where marked* £20) and include lunch and refreshments.
Sessions exploring issues within sustainable building delivered by the leading experts and innovators.
Places are limited and must be booked in advance.
Download: Flyer
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Title: National CPD Event
Dates: 8th December
Location: Copthorne Hotel, Cardiff
Time: 12pm – 4.45pm
ASBESTOS UPDATE:
Legislation, management, surveys and other hazards
FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT:
Realities, codes, regulations and Responsibilities
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Title: Inspirational Leadership, How can you further improve the performance of your business?
Date: Tuesday 8th December
Location: Cardiff
Time: 8am
Cost: £55 plus VAT for CEW club members and £65 plus VAT for non club members
Download: Presentation
- Are you bringing the best out of your people to maximise your profitability?
- How can you help your people make the service to your customers even better?
- Would you like to further develop your personal leadership skills?
If the answers to any of these questions could be of interest to you, then come and join us when Nigel Crouch, who is leading the on-going Inspirational Leadership Programme, will highlight its powerful findings and provide a number of practical pointers on how you can best harness and maximise the contribution from your people to meet the particular challenges that you are facing. (more…)
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Title: Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water Alliance
Date: Monday 7th December
Location: Ewloe
Time: 10.30am to 3.30pm
Cost: Free
Download: Presentation
North Wales Constructing Excellence Club in association with CEW presents:
A Final Peer Review for the CEW Demonstration Programme
Since the mid 90s Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has used a collaborative approach in the delivery of its Investment Programme. Initially a number of individual projects adopted a partnered approach and their success helped build an Alliance in 2000 to deliver a large part of Welsh Water’s Investment programme. Over five years, this Alliance delivered significant cost reductions when compared to the Regulatory Allowance. As part of Welsh Water’s ongoing improvement, its current Alliance is building on further initiatives to strengthen the effectiveness of collaborative working. (more…)
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Title: Sustainable Refurbishment beyond WHQS
Location: Llandudno
Date: Thursday 3rd December
Time: Afternoon
Cost: £55 plus VAT for CEW club members and £65 plus VAT for non club members
The Welsh Assembly Government believes that everyone in Wales should have the opportunity to live in a good quality home within a safe and secure community. To help achieve this aim the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) has been produced. This standard requires all social landlords to improve their housing stock to an acceptable level by 2012.
Do you have to deliver the requirements of the WHQS? Have you wondered if there is a way of delivering the standard in a more sustainable way, can it really help with reducing Wales Carbon Footprint? What benefits will it deliver? (more…)
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Title: Greater Bargoed Community Regeneration Project
Date: Wednesday, 25th November 2009
Location: Trevithick Lecture Theatre, Cardiff School of Engineering, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA
Time: 5.30 for 6.00pm
Cost: Free
Download: Flyer (more…)
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Title: Cowbridge Comprehensive School Redevelopment
Date: Tuesday 17th November
Location: Cowbridge Comprehensive School
Time: 8am
Cost: Free
South East Wales Constructing Excellence Club in association with CEW presents:
A ‘Peer Review’ for the CEW Demonstration Programme
The Cowbridge Comprehensive School newbuild and refurbishment is a £21.5m project which will provide a unified site for a school currently operating on two sites.
The project is a pathfinder project for the Vale of Glamorgan and the first new build school in the Councils School Investment Strategy, and is being delivered by Carillion Wales. Due for completion in September 2010, the project team is focussing heavily on sustainability, integrated teams and ensuring predictability of cost and time. (more…)
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Title: Wales Low Carbon Summit
Date: 12th November
Location: Tredegar Business Park
Time: All day
Cost: See booking form below
This event takes place in The Heads of the Valleys which is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, powered by coal. As a Low Carbon Zone it will again be at the forefront of a revolution; using technology and clean energy to provide benefits for local people, the Welsh economy and the environment. (more…)
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Title: SE Club Members Breakfast
Date: 10th November
Location: Geldards Office, Cardiff
Time: 8am
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Friday, November 6th, 2009
Title: Concrete Society Wales Region – 44th Annual Dinner
Date: Friday 6th November
Location: Marriott Hotel, Cardiff
Time: 7.15pm for 8pm (more…)
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Title: Inspirational Leadership, How can you further improve the performance of your business?
Date: Thursday 5th Nov
Location: Llandudno
Time: 12.30pm
Cost: £55 plus VAT for CEW club members and £65 plus VAT for non club members
Downlaod: Presentation
- Are you bringing the best out of your people to maximise your profitability?
- How can you help your people make the service to your customers even better?
- Would you like to further develop your personal leadership skills?
If the answers to any of these questions could be of interest to you, then come and join us when Nigel Crouch, who is leading the on-going Inspirational Leadership Programme, will highlight its powerful findings and provide a number of practical pointers on how you can best harness and maximise the contribution from your people to meet the particular challenges that you are facing. (more…)
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Title: A builder’s guide to keeping out of jail
Location: Coleg Menai Construction College, Llangefni
Date: 4th November
Time: Morning
Cost: Free
This is one of a series of free trade specific partnership events run by the industry for the industry, as part of the UK-wide Working Well Together (WWT) campaign.
Download: Flyer and Booking Form in English
Download: Flyer and Booking Form in Welsh (more…)
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Title: Defining a National Energy Efficiency Standard for Homes – Have your Say
Date & Location: 20th October Manchester, 21st October Bristol and 22nd October London
Time: Registration 1.30pm – Event 2pm – 5.30pm
Cost: Free
On behalf of the government, the Zero Carbon Hub has been working with the industry to develop proposals for a national energy efficiency standard for homes. (more…)
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Title: PassivHaus in Practice – gateway to zero carbon and high levels of the Code’
Location: Llandudno
Date: Wednesday 21st October
Time: Morning
Cost: £55 plus VAT for CEW club members and £65 plus VAT for non club members
Come and learn about the Northern European housing standard that can deliver Code 4 Sustainable Housing without the need for renewables. Learn about the standard and how to put it into practice, learning the finer points of passive design and high thermal performance. What skills are required to deliver Passive House and how does it fit into Building Regulations and the latest requirements in Tan 22 and MIPPS. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Title: Wales Performance Measurement Programme
Date: 20th October 2009
Presentation: Presentation
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Title: CEW Forty Below Club (-40C) The Cardiff Big Pub Quiz & Mystery Drink Tour
Location Tiger Tiger, Cardiff
Date: Thursday 15th October
Time: 6pm
Cost: £10.00
Download: Flyer
The CEW -40 club for young professionals in construction, is holding its first social event on Thursday 15th October. The event will start with registration at 6pm in Tiger Tiger where the format for the evening will be revealed. (more…)
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Title: Sustainable Refurbishment beyond WHQS
Location: Cardiff
Date: Tuesday 13th October
Time: Morning
Cost: £55 plus VAT for CEW club members and £65 plus VAT for non club members
The Welsh Assembly Government believes that everyone in Wales should have the opportunity to live in a good quality home within a safe and secure community. To help achieve this aim the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) has been produced. This standard requires all social landlords to improve their housing stock to an acceptable level by 2012.
Do you have to deliver the requirements of the WHQS? Have you wondered if there is a way of delivering the standard in a more sustainable way, can it really help with reducing Wales Carbon Footprint? What benefits will it deliver? (more…)
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Title: PassivHaus in Practice – gateway to zero carbon and high levels of the Code’
Location: Cardiff
Date: Tuesday 6th October
Time: Morning
Cost: £55 plus VAT for CEW club members and £65 plus VAT for non club members
Come and learn about the Northern European housing standard that can deliver Code 4 Sustainable Housing without the need for renewables. Learn about the standard and how to put it into practice, learning the finer points of passive design and high thermal performance. What skills are required to deliver Passive House and how does it fit into Building Regulations and the latest requirements in Tan 22 and MIPPS. (more…)
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
South East Wales Best Practice Club in association with CEW presents:
Title: Tŷ Gwyn Special School and Ty Storrie
Date: Wednesday 30th September
Location: Cardiff
Time: 8am – 10.30am Cardiff
Download: Presentation
A ‘Peer Review’ for the Constructing Excellence in Wales Demonstration Programme
Tŷ Gwyn Special School and Ty Storrie accommodates some of Cardiff’s most severely disabled pupils, including children with multiple disabilities. The existing school is in poor physical condition with small and inadequate teaching areas and inefficient services. The premises in Cyncoed, Cardiff were initially used as a Health Service Training Centre and so were not provided as a purpose-built school. They do not meet current DFES standards for size or appropriateness of facilities. It is not considered feasible or cost effective to try to improve or adapt the buildings and it is regarded as essential to provide totally new premises which will include the range of facilities necessary to meet modern educational requirements for these children. (more…)
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